 Children’s Rally highlights Child abuse
Last month, we highlighted the plight of child workers in India. This month, our Little Acorns Day Care and Night Shelter at Calangute organised a rally for the children by the children at Calangute on the occasion of Children’s Day namely the 14th of Nov.
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My name is Milind* and I hail from Karnataka. Till the age of four my grandmother took care of me and it was the saddest day of my life when she died. I was seven when I came to Goa with my father. 
The month of November has been one month of tremendous activities. Right from the very beginning to the very end we have been occupied by one thing or another. Children have been out of state and in different places for different events.
It’s the festive season in India. Indians will soon be celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights. But while millions will exchange sweets and gifts, light lamps and lanterns outside their houses and burn fireworks in gay abandon, little would they know that their fun comes at the cost of hundreds of children, manufacturing fireworks in little neighbourhood factories, putting their health and lives at risk.
